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SS4

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
755
Current units
591
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
6

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
East of England
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
164

Postcode sectors in SS4

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

4 sectors
12,662 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
77, Southend Road, Rochford, SS4 1HH 16 July 2026 £360,000
6, Craven Close, Rochford, SS4 3DD 13 July 2026 £345,000
248, Ashingdon Road, Rochford, SS4 1TQ 9 July 2026 £431,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
1,401
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 679
  • Anti social behaviour 118
  • Criminal damage and arson 116
  • Other theft 98
  • Public order 90

Census 2021

Population and age profile

SS4 usual residents
22,004
Age-profile population
22,198

Age bands in SS4

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
17%
3,763 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.4%
2,318 residents
Age 25 to 44
24%
5,329 residents
Age 45 to 64
27.3%
6,063 residents
Age 65 and over
21.3%
4,725 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 555 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 525 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 486 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 1 postcode unit had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

in this district

  • ASHINGDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 LASCELLES GARDENS, ASHINGDON, ROCHFORD, SS4 3BW

    ODS code F81690

  • DR PUZEY,DR KOTHARI AND DR NANDA

    THE PUZEY FAMILY PRACTICE, SOUTHWELL HOUSE, BACK LANE, ROCHFORD, SS4 1AY

    ODS code F81007

  • THE PRACTICE LEECON WAY

    1 LEECON WAY, ASHINGTON GARDENS, ROCHFORD, SS4 1TU

    ODS code F81675

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £356,000 from 1,859 recorded sales in SS4. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Rochford is £415,574 in June 2026, up 6.2% year on year.

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,401 published events cover 12 months, averaging 117 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 679 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.